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Table 2 Planktonic copepod species recorded during summer sampling in the East China Sea, 15–29 July 2001

From: Copepod communities related to water masses in the southwest East China Sea

Copepod taxa

Abbrev.

OR

RA

Mean

SD

CALANOIDA

ACARTIIDAE

Acartia (Odontacartia) spinicauda Giesbrecht, 1889

Acart. spin.

41.03

2.70

100.09

184.62

Acartia negligens Dana, 1849

Acart. negl.

35.90

0.55

20.35

38.21

AETIDEIDAE

     

Undeuchaeta plumosa (Lubbock, 1856)

Undeu. plum.

2.56

0.02

0.69

4.29

AUGAPTILIDAE

Haloptilus longicornis (Claus, 1865)

Halop. long.

2.56

0.01

0.29

1.81

CALANIDAE

Calanus sinicus Brodsky, 1965

Calan. sini.

20.51

1.83

67.89

189.61

Canthocalanus pauper (Giesbrecht, 1888)

Canth. paup.

61.54

1.42

52.45

63.23

Cosmocalanus darwini (Lubbock, 1860)

Cosmo. darw.

20.51

0.13

4.92

11.07

Mesocalanus tenuicornis (Dana, 1863)

Mesoc. tenu.

2.56

0.05

2.04

12.71

Nannocalanus minor (Claus, 1863)

Nanno. mino.

12.82

0.07

2.62

8.18

Neocalanus gracilis (Dana, 1849)

Neoca. grac.

2.56

0.02

0.66

4.10

Undinula vulgaris (Dana, 1849)

Undin. vulg.

38.46

1.44

53.51

103.54

CANDACIIDAE

Candacia bradyi A. Scott, 1902

Canda. brad.

17.95

0.19

7.21

20.55

Candacia catula (Giesbrecht, 1889)

Canda. catu.

15.38

0.11

4.02

12.08

Paracandacia truncata (Dana, 1849)

Pcand. trun.

2.56

0.04

1.58

9.85

CENTROPAGIDAE

Centropages calaninus (Dana, 1849)

Centr. cala.

7.69

0.03

1.06

3.82

Centropages dorsispinatus Thompson & Scott, 1903

Centr. dors.

5.13

0.17

6.20

27.23

Centropages furcatus (Dana, 1849)

Centr. furc.

10.26

0.06

2.15

7.11

CLAUSOCALANIDAE

Clausocalanus arcuicornis (Dana, 1849)

Claus. arcu.

7.69

0.03

0.95

3.68

Clausocalanus furcatus (Brady, 1883)

Claus. furc.

46.15

1.77

65.62

119.77

EUCALANIDAE

Mecynocera clausi Thompson, 1888

Mecyn. clau.

5.13

0.03

1.01

5.60

Pareucalanus attenuatus (Dana, 1849)

Peuca. atte.

12.82

0.07

2.53

8.12

Rhincalanus rostrifrons Dana 1849

Rhcal. rost.

5.13

0.03

1.02

4.54

Subeucalanus crassus (Giesbrecht, 1888)

Seuca. cras.

7.69

0.06

2.21

8.82

Subeucalanus subcrassus (Giesbrecht, 1888)

Seuca. subc.

66.67

2.59

96.07

136.75

Subeucalanus subtenuis (Giesbrecht, 1888)

Seuca. subt.

17.95

0.15

5.67

14.03

EUCHAETIDAE

Euchaeta concinna (Dana, 1849)

Eucha. conc.

64.10

2.15

79.62

179.29

Euchaeta plana Mori, 1937

Eucha. plan.

10.26

0.20

7.49

28.94

Euchaeta rimana Bradford, 1973

Eucha. rima.

5.13

0.13

4.71

20.82

HETERORHABDIDAE

Heterorhabdus papilliger (Claus, 1863)

Heter. papi.

2.56

0.02

0.62

3.86

LUCICUTIIDAE

Lucicutia flavicornis (Claus, 1863)

Lucic. flav.

15.38

0.17

6.42

17.96

METRIDIIDAE

Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856)

Plmam. abdo.

5.13

0.03

1.09

4.91

Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus, 1863)

Plmam. grac.

10.26

0.08

2.86

9.88

PARACALANIDAE

Acrocalanus gibber Giesbrecht, 1888

Acala. gibb.

12.82

0.23

8.48

25.50

Acrocalanus gracilis Giesbrecht, 1888

Acala. grac.

30.77

0.54

20.10

44.06

Acrocalanus monachus Giesbrecht, 1888

Acala. mona.

15.38

0.15

5.67

15.27

Calocalanus pavo (Dana, 1849)

Caloc. pavo.

20.51

0.30

11.06

33.68

Calocalanus pavoninus Farran, 1936

Caloc. pvon.

20.51

0.50

18.48

54.16

Calocalauns plumulosus (Claus, 1863)

Caloc. plum.

25.64

0.52

19.38

55.27

Paracalanus aculeatus Giesbrecht, 1888

Pcala. acul.

56.41

4.55

168.67

288.14

Paracalanus nanus Sars, 1907

Pcala. nanu.

64.10

6.07

224.87

365.03

Paracalanus parvus (Claus, 1863)

Pcala. parv.

46.15

10.69

395.93

863.85

Parvocalanus crassirostris (Dahl, 1893)

Parvc. cras.

69.23

16.92

626.88

1158.89

PONTELLIDAE

Calanopia elliptica (Dana, 1849)

Capia. elli.

7.69

0.05

1.98

7.38

Calanopia minor A. Scott, 1902

Capia. mino.

10.26

0.08

2.96

11.05

Labidocera acuta (Dana, 1849)

 

5.13

0.03

1.18

5.56

Labidocera bipinnata Tanaka, 1936

Labid. bipi.

5.13

0.07

2.48

10.88

Labidocera minuta Giesbrecht, 1889

Labid. minu.

2.56

0.04

1.58

9.85

Pontellinna plumata (Dana, 1849)

Ponte. plum.

5.13

0.07

2.48

11.18

SCOLECITHRICIDAE

Scaphocalanus echinatus Farran, 1905

Scaph. echi.

2.56

0.03

1.09

6.84

Scolecithricella longispinosa Chen & Zhang, 1965

Scoll. long.

35.90

2.37

87.73

289.11

Scolecithrix danae (Lubbock, 1856)

Scolx. dana.

12.82

0.19

7.09

24.30

TEMORIDAE

Temora discaudata (Giesbrecht, 1889)

Temor. disc.

43.59

0.75

27.80

49.16

Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849)

Temor. turb.

17.95

0.33

12.30

31.78

TORTANIDAE

Tortanus gracilis (Brady, 1883)

Tortan. grac.

2.56

0.02

0.65

4.04

CYCLOPOIDA

OITHONIDAE

Oithona attenuata Farran, 1913

Oitho. atte.

10.26

0.14

5.22

21.08

Oithona fallax Farran, 1913

Oitho. fall.

7.69

0.10

3.71

14.19

Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1892

Oitho. nana

48.72

14.32

530.75

1238.39

Oithona rigida Giesbrecht, 1896

Oitho. rigid.

56.41

4.49

166.23

277.06

Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849)

Oitho. seti.

23.08

0.35

13.08

32.16

Oithona similis Claus, 1866

Oitho. simi.

20.51

0.29

10.78

42.86

HARPACTICOIDA

CLYTEMNESTRIDAE

Clytemnestra scutellata Dana, 1847

Clyte. scut.

20.51

0.38

13.97

33.76

ECTINOSOMIDAE

Microsetella norvegica (Boeck, 1846)

Micro. norv.

61.54

1.23

45.43

59.04

EUTERPINIDAE

Euterpina acutifrons (Dana, 1847)

Euter. acut.

66.67

9.66

357.85

746.05

MACROSETELLIDAE

Macrosetella gracilis (Dana, 1847)

Macro. grac.

30.77

0.60

22.08

64.79

POECILOSTOMATOIDA

CORYCAEIDAE

Corycaeus (Corycaeus) crassiusculus Dana, 1849

Coryc. cras.

7.69

0.08

3.08

13.37

Corycaeus (Corycaeus) speciosus Dana, 1849

Coryc. spec.

5.13

0.03

1.18

5.56

Corycaeus (Ditrichocorycaeus) affinis McMurrich, 1916

Coryc. affi.

64.10

5.33

197.39

368.02

Corycaeus (Onychocorycaeus) pumilus M. Dahl, 1912

Coryc. pumi.

7.69

0.05

1.77

6.91

Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) lautus Dana, 1849

Coryc. laut.

20.51

0.28

10.45

33.12

Farranula concinnus (Dana,1847)

Farra. conc.

2.56

0.04

1.65

10.33

Farranula gibbula (Giesbrecht, 1891)

Farra. gibb.

28.21

0.37

13.88

31.06

ONCAEIDAE

Oncaea conifera Giesbrecht, 1891

Oncae. coni.

25.64

0.79

29.13

76.47

Oncaea media Giesbrecht, 1891

Oncae. medi.

17.95

0.20

7.50

22.35

Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843

Oncae. venu.

30.77

0.33

12.41

32.57

SAPPHIRINIDAE

Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1849

Copil. mira.

2.56

0.03

1.09

6.84

Sapphirina intestinata Giesbrecht, 1891

Sapph. inte.

2.56

0.03

1.13

7.03

Sapphirina nigromaculata Claus, 1863

Sapph. nigr.

2.56

0.03

0.98

6.10

  1. OR occurrence rate (%); RA relative abundance (%), Mean average abundance (in d m−3); SD standard deviation (in d m−3)
  2. Taxa in bold-face represent the most abundant taxa retrieved during the investigation